Mother Nature Disturbed by climate change

A poignant touch to current concerns was recently published.

"At first glimpse it looks like any other glacier you might find in the freezing Arctic wastes of Norway.

But on closer inspection an eerie face is depicted in the melting ice wall that appears to be crying a river of tears.

The forlorn-looking 'Mother Nature' figure appeared to locals during a thaw, with the melting ice and snow falling towards the sea below.

Tears of Mother Nature: The image of a crying face looming from an icy cliff wall was taken at the Svalbard archipelago in Norway

Rising sea levels caused by melting ice caps are one of the most worrying effects of global warming and experts warn swathes of low-lying countries will be left under water.

The picture was captured by marine photographer and environmental lecturer Michael Nolan while on an annual voyage to observe the glacier and its surrounding wildlife.

A glacier expert has confirmed the ice cap carrying an image of Mother Nature 'crying' has been continually shrinking by as much as 160 feet every year for several decades."

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1210706/Caught-camera-Mother-Nature-cries-river-tears-global-warming-threatens-planet.html#ixzz0QQPUrvMv

Haunted Hearse

In Texas at a San Antonia Cultural Museum is a beautifully curtained glass sided hearse.It was used the latter part of the 1800's and some say the early 1900's as well.It was drawn by at least 4 horses.

Imagine the surprise of the night security staff when the hearse was added to the collection or for that matter, any new security staff hired.(It is often seen as a "Rite To Passage" for the new hires.)The doors at the back of the hearse open themselves throughout the night as if a body were to be removed...Only at night..and the closure is quite secure.The guard will know the doors were closed on the first check but the next time,,,,

What do you think? A restless spirit always on the move? A residual of energy from the many who rode there? Or as one guard said "Maybe a mortician just looking for business."

13 More Things That Are Mysterious

Strive as we might to make sense of the world, there are mysteries that still confound us.

Michael Brooks presents thirteen of the most perplexing. Cracking any one of them could yield profound truths.

New Scientist recently published:
http://www.newscientist.com/special/13-more-things

Mysterious Locations & Creatures:

Recently on Coast to coast AM there was an interesting program on Mysterious Locations,artifacts etc.

"Author, researcher, and archaeologist David Hatcher Childress spoke about a variety of mysterious and sometimes ancient places and creatures. There is evidence of ancient visitors to the New World, who may have come here by boat as far back as 1,000 to 2,000 BC, he said. He cited a report in the Phoenix Gazette in 1909, about an expedition to the Grand Canyon in which artifacts such as a Buddha-like statue were found, as well as the case of the Elephant Stone of Aztec, New Mexico in which elephants and hieroglyphics were carved into ancient slabs.
http://www.spiritofmaat.com/archive/nov2/gazette.htm

Other points discussed:
* Huge vulture-like birds resembling teratorns, thought to be long extinct, have been sighted in South America, New Guinea and Africa.
* The strange Marfa Lights phenomenon in Texas, which can be readily observed from a vantage between Alpine and Marfa, may be due to piezoelectric pressures on the Earth.
* Victorio Peak in a mountain in New Mexico was reported by an explorer to contain a vast treasure of gold. The area eventually became part of a military range, and an iron door was placed at the entrance, sealing it off.
* Another lost treasure was said to exist in catacombs under the Death Valley, including giant mummies buried there, claimed a man nicknamed 'Death Valley Scotty.' A villa known as Scotty's Castle was built at the site.
* Giant skulls were found in the Aleutians, collected by the Smithsonian, and never seen again.
*
Obelisks on the moon, such as the Blair Cuspids, could relate to ancient monolithic towers found in Egypt and other locations, and might function as power stations similar to what Tesla conceived."

The picture is of one of his books about Central America.

Anti UFO Debunking

You do not have to be an avid believer in UFOs to know of Stanford Friedman.He is often on the History Channel and other documentaries on the subject.Hr is long associated with the field having worked with with some of the earliest and most influential ufologists such as J. Allen Hynek and James E. McDonald.He is a frequent speaker at international events.

In a speech in Denver recently, at MUFON's 40th Annual International UFO Symposium. His topic at the conference is the 'Pseudoscience of Anti-Ufology.' There are a number of people who masquerade as scientific investigators of the UFO phenomenon, he said, but these debunkers don't actually investigate, nor are they scientific. He detailed the "four basic rules of debunkers:
* What the public doesn't know, I'm not going to tell.
* Don't bother me with the facts, my mind is made up.
* If you can't attack the data, attack the people, it's easier.
*
Do your research by proclamation-- investigation is too much trouble, and nobody will notice the difference anyway.


Pictured is Shelly's UFO in a glass tile pendant"UFOlogy" from the paranormal line of handmade jewelry at
http://nursesnaturally.etsy.com

Grandmother Bites Alien

No it is not an article in National Inquirer or other tabloid press.

It comes from Raleigh NC.Directly from the living room of the grandmother in question.A long time believer, she had never actually seen an Alien or UFO.However in a search for pictures to use for a jewelry project right on Etsy was an acknowledged expert baker Lori at
http://lorisplace.etsy.com.From this shop were some unusually decorated Cookie Favors of Aliens and Spaceship.

When asked to use the picture Lori agreed and so it was. Later,the tile was used on a custom bracelet.When shown the picture and offered a tile,Lori sent a sample of the Aliens and Spaceships .Thus the Grandmother happily bit into and rapidly consumed an adorable and tasty Alien."It felt a bit Canabillistic."she said "and they were almost too cute to eat,but I enjoyed each bite."

So it was the Grandmother bit an Alien and was glad she had.

The picture is of the items consumed.Bet you would love them too.

ALIEN - UFO - Spaceship - DECORATED COOKIE FAVORS - 1 Dozen
lorisplace
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=sr_list_1&listing_id=27876462&ga_search_query=Aliens&ga_search_type=user_shop_ttt_id_6697671

Vintage Quacks And Cures

Those of you interested in health and medicine will probably find this slide show from London's Wellcome Library interesting.
"In the audio slideshow Quacks and Cures, vintage images from London's Wellcome Library are shown, which depict strange remedies and products that were sold to the public for their medical ailments."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8129447.stm